VP, First Line Risk Officer (Hybrid) NY/NJ - Commercial

First Citizens; New York, Cary (NY, NC); On-site; USD 114,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a VP, Business Risk Process Manager to lead risk management initiatives within its Commercial Finance Division. This hybrid role involves both in-office and remote work, focusing on implementing and executing business processes that meet risk and regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will drive improvements based on control testing results, collaborate with various teams, and ensure operational readiness. This is a unique opportunity to shape the risk landscape of a leading financial institution while developing talent and enhancing the control environment.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in Risk Management or 8 years with a GED.
• Experience in operational, strategic, and reputational risk management.

Responsibilities

• Implement and execute business processes for risk management.
• Manage issue and audit management, ensuring compliance and controls.
• Facilitate risk discussions and build process maps for controls.

Skills

Risk Management

Operational Risk

Strategic Risk

Reputational Risk

Compliance Testing

Control Assessment

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that time working will regularly take place inside and outside of a company office based in New York, New York or Morristown, New Jersey.

The VP, Business Risk Process Manager - Commercial serves as business & operations subject matter experts (SME) for the Commercial Finance Division within FCB’s Commercial Bank. Individual will be accountable for driving the implementation and execution of First Line of Defense Business (FLOD) business processes, ensuring processes & operational controls meet risk and regulatory obligations. Will support Commercial Finance execution teams with the implementation and ongoing execution of risk and control activities, to include Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA); issue & audit management; control & compliance testing.

Responsibilities

• Implementation & execution of business processes – Accountable for business process implementation in FCB Comm’l Finance FLOD execution teams.
• Assess business risk and implement processes and controls.
• Ensure FLOD understanding and accountability for business risk and supporting processes.
• Ensure business processes and operational controls meet risk program and regulatory obligations.
• Provide execution support of all testing activities performed, and drive business process improvements based on outputs of control testing. Partner with manager to identify trends and/or symptoms of business process and operational breakdowns.
• Establish change management processes to support FLOD readiness and execution.
• Implementation of FLOD risk & control activities – Will coordinate and execute to deliver on FLOD risk and control activities. Execute review, design, and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Manage issue & audit management, inclusive of evidence review and closures. Partner with FLOD teams to address control and compliance testing results, risk program reports, operational risk events, customer complaints, audit findings, and supervisory reports.
• Execute RCSA activities ensuring core processes are documented and controls are identified.
• Partner with manager to develop action plans to address control deficiencies, providing recommendations to strengthen controls & FLOD execution.
• Facilitate FLOD sessions to build process maps to identify controls, gaps/issues and mitigants.
• Relationship Development – Will work in conjunction with Comm’l Finance Underwriting, Portfolio Management, and the Lending Middle Office.
• Responsible for facilitating risk and control discussions with FLOD Commercial Finance execution teams. Provide business teams direct support with all exams and audits.
• Ensure FLOD readiness to execute against new/changing processes. Partner with manager to proactively identify opportunities to strengthen the control environment through actionable insights.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Risk Management OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Risk Management.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 6 years of experience in operational, strategic, and reputational risk management
• 6 years in a senior business & operations management position in a leading financial institution
• Risk and Controls experience within Commercial Finance/Commercial Lending/Capital Markets
• Experience mentoring developing talent and recommending controls
• Experience proactively identifying reputational, strategic, compliance, technology, and operational risks
• Experience assessing adequacy of controls and recommending controls

If hired in New York, the base pay for this position is generally between $114,000.00 and $155,000.00. If hired in New Jersey, the base pay for this position is generally between $110,000.00 and $145,000.00. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment.

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.